Core i7-4710MQ: CPU benchmarks and laptop guide

The Intel Core i7-4710MQ is a Haswell quad-core from 2013, and seven catalog laptops carry it — all of them business machines and workstations from the same era. Measured on the processor side, it meets the recommended CPU requirement in 15 of the 69 games the catalog tracks. This guide covers where the chip stands among laptop CPUs in 2026, what it brings, and which used laptops you will find it in.

Where the Core i7-4710MQ sits in 2026

A catalog score of 43.7 places the chip 298th of 741 scored laptop CPUs — below the midpoint of the table. The neighborhood is honest about its age: the Core i7-4800MQ (44.7), Core i5-7440HQ (44.7) and Ryzen 7 3750H (44.4) sit just above, while the Core i7-10510U (43.7), Core i5-7300HQ (43.5) and its sibling Core i7-4710HQ (43.3) cluster just below. Scoring level with a Core i7 ultrabook chip six years its junior is a fair summary: this was premium silicon once, and today it is legacy tier.

What the chip brings

Haswell gives the i7-4710MQ four cores and eight threads on a 22 nm process: a 2.5 GHz base clock, up to 3.5 GHz on turbo, and a 47 W H-class envelope. The integrated GPU is the Intel HD Graphics 4600 — adequate for a desktop, never meant for games. Public benchmark records show a Geekbench single-core score of 1,017, a multi-core score of 3,044 and a PassMark overall rating of 5,789 — numbers that still handle office work and browsing comfortably but trail everything modern.

Games: CPU-side readiness

As a processor, the chip clears the recommended CPU tier for 15 of 69 cataloged games — an older crowd including God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, The Division 2, Days Gone, Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V and Civilization 6. A large middle band of 36 titles sits at the minimum tier only: Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, PUBG, Metro Exodus and Doom Eternal all list the chip above their minimum but below their recommended CPU requirement. Eighteen games ask for more processor than this, among them Starfield, Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3, Fortnite, Counter-Strike 2 and Black Myth Wukong. These verdicts are CPU-only — actual playability depends on the laptop's GPU and RAM, and the machines built around this chip carry 2013-class graphics.

Laptops that carry it

The seven-model roster is all 2013–2014 professional hardware. Lenovo leads with the ThinkPad T440p ($145), T540p ($147), W540 ($264) and W541 ($251); Dell contributes the Precision M4800 ($221) and M6800 ($352); HP's ZBook 15 G2 rounds it out at $213. The laptops around it typically show a median best CPU score of 47 and office comfort of 50, but energy efficiency lands at 42.7, the performance index at 24.5 and the gaming index at just 15 — big, heavy chassis with modest battery life by modern standards.

Bottom line

The Core i7-4710MQ is a $150–$350 used-laptop proposition in 2026: a genuine quad-core that still runs office suites, browsers and older titles, housed in tank-grade business and workstation chassis. It is not a machine for modern gaming or sustained creative work — the catalog numbers for the laptops around it say so plainly — and buyers should expect 2013-class battery life and weight. As an inexpensive, durable second laptop for light duty, the chip and its platforms remain a rational buy.